First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

May 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company. Teal Health said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved its Teal Wand for home use, offering a new way to collect vaginal samples that can detect the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer. Currently, HPV tests and pap smears are performed at a health clinic or doctor’s office. An influential federal panel recommended last year the use of self-collection of HPV ...

Washington State College of Ohio hosts autocross collaboration event

May 3, 2025

Washington State College of Ohio, in collaboration with the Southern WV Region Sports Car Club of America, recently hosted a high-energy Autocross and Dyno Days event that brought the community together for a day full of horsepower and fun. Free and open to the public, the family-friendly ...

The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan

May 3, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House released President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal Friday, hoping to slash, if not zero out, spending on many government programs. It seeks a sweeping restructuring of the nation’s domestic priorities reflective of the president’s first 100 days ...

In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents have started rebuilding

May 3, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild. In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began placing wooden beams to frame a house on a lot where ...

Homeownership further out of reach as rising prices, high mortgage rates widen affordability gap

May 3, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeownership is receding further out of reach for most Americans as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices stretch the limits of what buyers can afford. A homebuyer now needs to earn at least $114,000 a year to afford a $431,250 home -- the national median listing ...

Stock market today: Wall Street extends its gains to a 9th straight day

May 3, 2025

(AP) — Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market’s longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April. The rally was spurred by a better-than-expected ...